UPDATE (February 29, 2024) –Applicants will be called from the District waitlists below in numerical order (1, 2, 3 and so forth). Once called from the waitlist by staff, the applicant will then be asked to submit all necessary pending supporting documentation required by the program, to ensure that the applicant meets all eligibility requirements and that their assistance can be processed. The waitlists for each District are coded and posted on this web page below.
NOTE: In order to qualify, the applicant’s rent must be current. This program cannot pay past due rent or rental arrears. Persons with past due rent should contact 211 (via phone) to see about available community resources at this time.
Applications from persons who live outside the City, or submitted after the Jan. 2 deadline, were deemed ineligible.
The City of Miami Senior Rental Assistance program will open for new applications from Friday, December 1, 2023, 9 am, through Tuesday, January 2, 2024, 5 pm. This program provides up to $500 in rental assistance, based on need, to qualifying senior (age 62 and up) applicants who are renters in the City of Miami, are 50% AMI and below, and spend more than 30% of their income towards rental housing costs.
If an applicant is approved, the assistance amount is issued directly to the applicant’s landlord on a monthly basis, for a 12-month period. Please note, if you are a current Section 8 client or reside in Public Housing or in a Sec. 202 project, you are INELIGIBLE for this program.
Waitlist Results for Senior Rental Assistance Program 2nd Round